Renew
Mar 5:1 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones. When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.
And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me."
For He said to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!"
Then He asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, saying, "My name is Legion; for we are many." Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains. So all the demons begged Him, saying, "Send us to the swine, that we may enter them." And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.
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I find your paintings both captivating and inspirational to help relate the stories in the Bible in a more "real" setting in today's fallen world. I have always had a problem trying to imagine or envision what it was like in biblical times and your paintings have helped me do that. The painting titled "Renew" is especially awe inspiring to me. Your reflection of the demon possessed man is so life like to me. It helped me immensely to "picture" what this tortured man could have looked like. The depiction of how his body was so savagely injured from the torture he was enduring is amazing but what struck me the most was the reflection of his face that to me indescribably portrayed the suffering he had endured but even more so the absolute joy he must have felt when our beautiful and most gracious Savior, Jesus Christ, released those awful demons out of him. Although you can't really see his eyes they spoke a thousand words to me. Thank you for sharing your awesome talent to help further my walk with Jesus Christ.